Mid-Shift Quality Control Technician - Food & Confections

KLN Family Brands; Minnesota; Hybride; USD 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Profit sharing

Wellness program discounts

104 Hours PTO

7 paid holidays

KLN Clinic

Tuition Assistance

Résumé du poste

KLN Family Brands seeks a Quality Control Technician for the Mid Shift in Perham, MN. Hours are 2:40pm to 11:00pm, Monday to Friday. Compensated hourly at $22.71, with base pay, sign-on, and shift differential; profit sharing eligibility and extensive benefits are included.

The role requires monitoring controls, conducting in-process checks, and documenting results to ensure food safety and quality. Strong attention to detail and ability to lift up to 80 lbs are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience or training up to 1 month or more.
• Self-motivated and able to learn procedures.
• Ability to memorize and execute sequences of procedures.
• Will be able to work well with others.
• Ability to lift up to 80 lbs.
• Basic computer skills.
• Wellness program discounts and PTO benefits.
• 104 hours of PTO accrued in first year.
• 7 paid holidays.
• KLN Clinic access and prescription benefits.
• Tuition Assistance.

Responsabilités

• Monitor in-process controls and finished product quality.
• Perform in-process and finished product quality checks.
• Monitor production practices for optimal output.
• Communicate test results to production departments.
• Document all monitoring and tests in the spec book.
• Collect product retain samples.
• Place non-conforming product on hold as needed.
• Perform ATP and allergen testing.

Connaissances

Self-motivated

Procedural memory

Team collaboration

Basic computer skills

Ability to lift 80 lbs

Description du poste

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Full Time Kenny's Candy & Confections, Perham, MN, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1915

Quality Control Technician Mid Shift – Kenny's Candy & Confections

Hours: 2:40pm - 11:00pm (Monday - Friday)

Compensation:

• All in hourly compensation: $22.71/hr
  • Base Pay: $20.27/hr
  • Sign on Bonus: $1.22/hr worked
  • 6% Shift Differential for Mid Shift: $1.22/hr
• Profit Sharing Eligibility: Begins after completing 1 year of employment ($7.7 Million in Profits Paid to Profit Sharing Pool in 2025)

In our most recent fiscal year, KLN Family Brands paid out over $7.7 million in profit-sharing to our employees!!!

Our Story

KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products.

At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.”

Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – our people, the quality of our products, our spirit & moxie, our tradition, and the way we treat our community & beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company.

What We Are Looking For

We’re now hiring a Mid Shift Machine Operator to analyze process controls and finished products for conformance to specifications and to monitor aspects of production processes to ensure continuous food safety and quality improvement.

Monitor and record in-process controls

Perform in-process and finished product quality checks

Monitor production practices to assure optimum production

Communicate with appropriate production departments on quality test results

Complete documentation for all monitoring and tests performed in the spec book

Collect product retain samples

Place non-conforming product on hold

Perform ATP and allergen testing

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience or training up to 1 month or more
• Self-motivated
• Learning, memorizing, and executing a sequence of procedures
• Willing to work well with others
• Ability to lift up to 80lbs
• Firm grasp of manufacturing and quality process
• Basic computer skills
• Wellness program discounts - up to $150 discounted towards health insurance monthly
• 104 Hours of PTO Accrued in First Year of Employment
• 7 Paid Holidays
• KLN Clinic - Free doctor visits & more than 300 free prescriptions
• Opportunity to meet with our onsite financial advisors
• Tuition Assistance

*All hires are contingent on a clean background check and a successful drug test (UA), this means that a job offer is not final until both the background check and drug test results are satisfactory to the employer*